New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday, 4/17, that service on NJ TRANSIT Atlantic City Rail Line and the Princeton Branch Dinky Line will resume on May 12th. The Atlantic City Line was shut down last September to install federally mandated positive train control (PTC) technology. Murphy said, "That is why I'm so pleased to announce the early restoration of the NJ TRANSIT Atlantic City Rail Line and the Princeton Branch Dinky Line, which will allow our commuters to get to work, school, and back again, free of disruption. I applaud NJ TRANSIT's leadership for their efforts to improve safety and restore service. Our residents and commuters deserve nothing less."

Delaware Governor John Carney signed a bill on Wednesday, 4/17, raising the legal age to buy tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21. This includes all tobacco based products such as cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vaping systems. Pipes, rolling papers, filters, vape juice, and other smoking related items will also require an ID. ID will be required to enter vape shops. Stores face fines ranging from $250 to $1,000 if caught selling to anyone under 21. Parents may no longer buy tobacco for their children. If you are caught buying tobacco for someone under 21 you face a civil penalty of up to $1,000. The law goes into effect on July 16th. New Jersey already raised their smoking age to 21.

A Montgomery County substitute teacher has been arrested after allegedly asking 2 female students for explicit photos over social media and offering to pay money for the them. 28-year-old Stephen Catania has been charged with unlawful contact with a minor, photograph/film/depict on computer sex act-child, corruption of minors, and harassment-communication lewd, threatening, language. Catania was working as a long-term substitute teacher at North Montco Technical Center in Lansdale at the time of the incidents. The first reported incident happened in January 2019. Catania and a student were communicating on Snapchat when he made sexual references and offered her $100 if she sent a photo in her underwear. The student declined and told authorities. A second female student came forward in March 2019 and told police that Catania did the same to her last summer 2018 and that he contacted her again at the end of January to get her to erase his messages. He was arrested on April 10th and remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 5% bail.

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